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| The network of spongy bone that forms o unite the innerabes of a bone fracture. |
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| Intramembranous Ossification |
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| The formation of bone without a prior cartilaginous model |
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| 126 bones: This includes bones of the limbs and the pectoral and pelvis girdles that attach the limbs to the axial Skelton |
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| Circum,(around) + ferre (to bear): je part of the bone that is found at the outer and inner surfaces of the bone, where the are covered by periosteum and endosteum, respectively. these lamellae are produced during the growth and maintenance of the bone. |
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| the process by which the existing skeletal element in the fetus, which were cartilage, change to bones |
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| Membrane bones that form within tendons They are generally small, flat, and shaped somewhat like a sesame seed. |
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| The type of fracture that shatters the affected area into a multitude o bony fragments. |
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| the fibrous cartilage pads that separate adjacent vertebrae |
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| One of the two hormones that regulate calcium ion metabolism. (the other is calcitonin) |
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| Identified as "long and slender", they are located in the arm and forearm, thigh and leg, palm, soles, fingers, and toes. The femur is the longest and heaviest bone in the body |
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| Located in the thyroid gland, secrete calcitonin, a hormone that decreases calcium ion concentration in body fluids |
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| A cell that dissolves the fibers and matrix of bone. |
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| The elongated body of a long bone. Also known as the "shaft". |
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| The bones of the skull, thorax, and vertebra column. These elements form the longitudinal axis of the body (80 bones) |
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| The skeletal system function that acts a levers that can change the magnitude and direction o the forces generated by skeletal muscles |
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| A break in the distal portion of the radius. A typical result of reaching out to cushion a fall. |
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